Kevin Saez

In the latest Department of Theatre and Dance production, “The Lost Ones: Short Plays” translates the idea of the unpredictable marriage between thought and emotion onto the stage through performing seven of Samuel Beckett’s plays. The infusion of technology and music in this show, which ran in Memorial Auditorium from March 22 to 24, worked in the production’s favor. Many pieces written from the ’60s through the ’80s can feel slightly dated, especially when t...

The Student Government Association (SGA) executive board election that was set to take place last week was postponed due to issues with campaigning and is instead taking place this week. Originally scheduled to take place from March 28 to 30, the elections opened today at midnight and will close at noon on Wednesday April 6. In response to the postponement, current SGA president Rajhon White said, “When reviewing [our election packet], our student leaders found that there was a lack of specifi...

After taking two wins out of their previous three-game homestand, the Montclair State women’s lacrosse team traveled to Madison and continued their winning streak on April 2, as they defeated the Fairleigh Dickson University Devils 8-6. The Red Hawks offense once again took center stage in the opening minute when senior midfielder Kasey Maguire got it started for the Red Hawks with the opening goal of the match. Junior midfielder Francesca Verrone followed up with back-to-back goals of her own...

A4 waist,An amusement game,Do you have #A4waist ?Haha😃 A photo posted by ⭐️KATHY FC⭐️ (@i_am_annali) on Mar 31, 2016 at 3:21am PDT Over the past weeks, many people might have noticed the hashtag #A4Waist trending across multiple social media platforms. The A4 waist challenge is where a woman holds up a standard size piece of printer paper to demonstrate how skinny she is. Ultimately, the goal is to have a waist that is smaller than the 8.3-inch width of the paper. Although it is prima...

I was 14 years old when I was catcalled and harassed on the street for the first time. Still unaccustomed to my newly developed breasts and hips, I was shocked, mortified and angry, but I continued walking silently, ignoring my loud “admirer” while he shouted after me, “What’s wrong baby? You shy?” When I returned home, I told my mom what had happened. She didn’t even look at me while saying, “You can’t flounce around wearing low-cut tops. Now you know better.” I looked down, c...

The religion department at Montclair State hosted a conversation through Skype last month with Dr. Larycia Hawkins, a professor who made headlines recently because of social media posts she made about Islam. Hawkins worked for nine years as a tenured political science professor at Wheaton College in Illinois, a Christian liberal-arts institution which follows “the evangelical Protestant tradition,” according to their website. In December 2015, Hawkins posted a message on Facebook abo...

After defeating Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Montclair State women’s lacrosse team continued their winning ways on March 31 with a 14-5 win over the Farmingdale State Rams at Sprague Field, ending their three-game homestand. Farmingdale State junior attacker Janisha Sanchez got it started for the Rams with a quick goal in the first minute of the game to give the Rams a 1-0 lead. The Red Hawks offense arrived on the scene soon after this initial score, however, earning six unanswered g...

March 25 marked the release of the highly anticipated DC movie, ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,’ which focused on the clash between two of the most iconic superheroes of the DC universe. With the A-list cast that came along with the film, such as Jesse Eisenberg (Lex Luthor), Amy Adams (Lois Lane) and Ben Affleck (Batman), fans around the world were sure this motion picture was going to exceed all expectations. However, following the debut, many moviegoers and media outlets were highly ...

The producer and writer of the documentary “Back on Board: Greg Louganis” visited Montclair State university earlier in the week as part of the School of Communication and Media’s Film Forum. On March 29, the film was screened and afterwards Will Sweeney, the documentary’s producer and writer, talked about what into making the movie and Louganis’ story. The event was co-sponsored by Montclair State’s LGBTQ Center, which helped give the event a large turnout. Just ...

[slideshow_deploy id=’4706′] Steven Brill, media entrepreneur, journalist and founder of Court TV, visited Montclair State on Wednesday to talk to students and faculty about his experiences in media. During his conversation with Merrill Brown, the director of the School of Communication and Media, Brill spoke about healthcare, education, Donald Trump and Trump University, about which he wrote a recent article in Time. Brill also did an interview with WMSC, the campus radio sta...